No wonder it's hard to breathe as I cry." In my mind, I build stairways. The crash came when she realized how frail and sick her daughter was. Amanda Lindhout naively flew to the impoverished and volatile nation in 2008 at the age of 24 after convincing an ex-boyfriend to come along on the dangerous jaunt. LINDHOUT: Right. On 12 June 2015, the mastermind of Amanda's kidnapping, Ali Amer Ader, was finally arrested. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[336,280],'marrieddivorce_com-box-4','ezslot_7',198,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-marrieddivorce_com-box-4-0'); Back, during her stay in Iraq, Amanda wasabducted to Sadr Party Headquarters. Amanda Lindhout father suffered from chronic health problems who had to depend on disability payments. "Amanda, listen to me. You have to help me. There, he confessed to his past all while hidden video cameras were rolling. FAW: Lindhout still wrestles with hatred and anger, as she did in captivity. [29], In 2013, Lindhout released a memoir, co-written with journalist Sara Corbett, titled A House in the Sky recounting her experience as a hostage. And the bad call, months into the hostage-taking, in which her distraught daughter called to beg her to pay her captors off. Lindhout and her boyfriend,. Amanda Lindhout and mom share painful phone call from captivity, RCMP charge Somali national Ali Omar Ader. She said it took her years to find a suitable therapist to help her cope with her symptoms of severe anxiety and anti-social behaviour. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. Lindhout's father had chronic health problems, and depended on disability payments. When search suggestions are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Amanda Lindhout and Nigel Brennan in Mogadishu, Somalia, November 26, 2009. [33] Eliza Griswold of The New York Times said of the book that, "Her tale, exquisitely told with her co-author, Sara Corbett, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, is much more than a gonzo adventure tale gone awry it's a young woman's harrowing coming-of-age story and an extraordinary narrative of forgiveness and spiritual triumph. She is undoubetedly an inspiration to the people to move on with their life despite the hurting past. We reserve the right to close comments at any time. BOB FAW, correspondent: Listening to her now speaking to an audience on Long Island, or watching her signing copies of her best-selling memoir, one can hardly believe how Amanda Lindhout survived 462 days as a kidnap victim in Somalia, much less how she was transformed. Funding for RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY is provided by Lilly Endowment. Though, free her body was, Amanda's torturingmemories gave her goosebumps every time she recalled her past. I've never questioned whether or not it was the right thing to do What else to do after the experience that I had, than something like this? . All of the desire to end my own life left me in that moment, and I became fueled by this desire to continue to live, to choose life no matter what they were going to do to me. [11], On August 23, 2008, two days after having arrived in Mogadishu, Amanda Lindhout and Nigel Brennan, a 37-year-old freelance Australian photojournalist from Brisbane, were kidnapped along with their Somali translator, Abdifatah Mohammed Elmi, their driver, Mahad Isse, and a driver from the Shamo Hotel, Marwali. I am so sorry that it has taken so long. [8][24] She was hospitalized in Nairobi for two weeks and treated for acute malnourishment. Get a roundup of the most important and intriguing national stories delivered to your inbox every weekday. And yet, she said, they lied to her at times, told her little, kept insisting she hold the faith because they were making progress. So, to work out on her devastating experience, she visiteda psychologist for a long time. She wrote a book called A House in the Sky and told her dramatic story in an episode of Dateline.. Amanda Lindhout's kidnapper sentenced to 15 years in prison | CBC News Loaded. Thats a hard one to talk about. That time did come eventually, after she was home.. As I looked over towards the door, there was this little brown bird hopping around in this square of light. Decided Not To Kill Herself Amid Torture. arrested and charged him in Ottawa in June 2015. The Canadian told Andrew Denton in Tuesday night's episode of Interview just how she managed to survive the ordeal and how damaging its lasting effects have been to her mental health. "[52], In conjunction with various private university institutions across Somalia, the GEF's Somali Women's Scholarship Program (SWSP) offers higher education opportunities to women in Somalia on a contribution basis. In the months after her release from captivity, Lindhout received a message on Facebook out of the blue. But more than her physical appearances, Amanda enriches her personality with dedication and faith of positivity. One Day Closer, published by Simon and Schuster, goes beyond the inner turmoil of a mothers despair. Theyve just been through a lot, more than any human should have to.. She reached. [8] Lindhout had early aspirations to become a model and did some brief modelling work. Huge Jurassic-era bug found outside Arkansas Walmart in super-rare discovery, Daylight saving time 2023: Heres when you should set your clocks forward, Amanda Lindhout is photographed in Toronto on Monday, October 16 , 2017, as she helps promote her mother Lorinda Stewarts book One Day Closer., Taiwan to get $619M U.S. military boost amid 2nd day of reported Chinese incursions, Indigo says hacked employee data may appear on dark web this week, wont pay ransom, Missing father of 3 found inside sharks stomach, IDed by tattoo, EpiPens dont work in space? Without food or medicine, I will die here. FAW: Now thirty-three and enrolled in a Canadian university, she still has dark moments and wrestles with PTSD from an ordeal which has left her both wounded and stronger. And as it was continuing we were surprised ourselves., The investigator shared exclusive new details about a dramatic sting operation for the first time with Kate Snow for Dateline.. However, Nathalie Lenfant, a spokesman for the organization, indicated that Lindhout had sent only a few reports to the news agency from Iraq. A big list of quotations and aphorisms about fitting in, championship and pilates by Henry Ian Cusick, Jason Bateman and Marco Arment! FAW: Now, looking back on that terrible ordeal, Lindhout remembers another turning point as she was being assaulted by two of her captors. Moreover, no news of her getting married and having a husband has ever surfaced out. Without the language or a way to pick up cultural cues, it could be hard to parse opportunity from danger. It was supposed to get sorted quickly, but the kidnappers were demanding millions of dollars an amount far beyond the families ability to pay. But you also said you didnt know whether that was a survival tool or a glimpse of lunacy. I felt bitter, she said. While she speaks highly of the Mounties who lived with her in the home they rented, Stewart has little time for the shadowy string-pullers in the nations capital. The "worst call," they both agreed, happened after Lindhout had been held for more than a year. In 2013, Amanda authored a book titled A House in the Sky: A Memoir, where she recounted her early life, her traveling as a young adult, and her hostage experience. Speculating at her Instagram pictures, it is evident that Amanda is reviving her self from her dark past and relishing moments with her loved ones. Gone was not only the emotional support, but also the money the government gave her to devote herself to being a secret agent. Try for free In the end, Adam was found guilty and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Amanda Lindhout flaunts an amicable bond with her mother Lorinda on 28 October 2017 (Photo: Amanda Lindhout's Facebook). By continuing with us, you agree to our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. She was raisedalong with her two brothers, Mark and Nathanielby their single mother, Lorinda. Allah says Muslims have to help one another.. . Amanda Lindhout, the Canadian freelance journalistwho was kidnapped in Somalia in August 2008 and held for 15 harrowing months,says sheagreeswith and understands the federal government's policy of not paying ransoms. After the torture became so horrible, Amanda decided to end her life. He also didnt realize that the contract had a trap buried in it, a disclosure paragraph to encourage Ader to reveal details about his past, including the kidnapping of Lindhout. She looks damn gorgeous with herbrunette looks. She later moved on to an assignment in Baghdad, Iraq in January 2008,[10] where she worked on a freelance basis for Iran's state television Press TV. Uncertainty was what I knew. READ MORE:Were Amanda Lindhouts Somali captors the product of a failed state? In the course of the 460 days she was held captive . Marshals Service suffers 'major' security breach NBC News NOW Older. The two were released on Nov. 25, 2009 after 460 days in a homedescribed bySmithas "deplorable," where they were"shackled and held in small, dark, dirty, mold- and rat-infested conditions.". List of solved missing person cases: post-2000, "Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout freed", "Amanda Lindhout Speaks out for women in Somalia", "Escape from hell - Editor's Picks, World - Macleans.ca", "Nigel Brennan and Amanda Lindhout's horrific ordeal as hostages in Somalia | Herald Sun", "For Novice Journalists, Rising Risks in Conflict Zones", "The work of kidnapped journalist Amanda Lindhout", "Canadian Amanda Lindhout freed in Somalia", "Canadian journalist reported abducted in Somalia", "Why Her and Note Me? I would not be here now if it was not for my mother, Lindhout told Dateline. My mom gave me life and she saved my life., Lindhout returned to Canada. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. They believed that we were enemies and that based on these particular passages in the Quran that it was justified under Islamic law then to abduct us and ask for a ransom. But, she has never uttered any word on the matter. LINDHOUT: Of course I was angry for everything that was happening to me, but as time went on in captivity, I just realized for my own self, for self-preservation, that I couldnt stay trapped in that emotion, that I had to try to find ways to let it out, and thats when I started developing practices like choosing forgiveness in captivity. Amanda was born on 12 June 1981 in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. It is the New York Times bestselling memoir of a woman whose curiosity led her to the world's most remote places and Amanda Lindhout in TV plea. I thought it was beautiful. Currently, Amanda Lindhout age is 37 who appears to have a tall height. Our kidnappers told us they were going to kill us. Canadian humanitarian, public speaker, and journalist Amanda Lindhout was abducted in Somalia whilewent through the most painful days as she was starved and abused byreleased whena ransom of $600,000 was paid tothe guilty was arrested inhas close bond with her family especially her motheris yet to be married and live a life with husband Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. Amanda Lindhout, A House in the Sky 7 likes Like "Something happens when you are alone most of the time, when there are no distractions. In 2008, Islamist insurgents in southern Somalia kidnapped him and Canadian freelance journalist Amanda Lindhout. "The fact that my decision as a young woman to go into Somalia, of course not wanting to hurt anybody, you know, wanting to pursue my ambitions as a young journalist it had really serious consequences for so many people," Lindhoutsaid. "It's so complicated, and people come to me expecting in a way that I would have a really clear answer about that," Lindhoutsaid. After being kidnapped in Somalia and enduring abuse at the hands of Islamic rebels for 15 and a half months, former freelance journalist Amanda Lindhout recalled the experience detailing. She wrote that she was instead taken to the Sadr Party Headquarters and questioned about her political affiliations, and that she was able to call an Iraqi friend who ensured they were released within the hour. Lindhout and her mother are still working through the trauma of the kidnapping. More on this story on The . Through it all, Stewart gathered binders of materials, including recordings of intercepts of calls with Adam that underpin the book. "We have offered half a million dollars. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. I'm in a desperate situation. I was able to say what I needed to say without breaking down while I was on the call. RCMPofficers posing as literary agentslured Ader to Canada on the pretext of signing a lucrative book-publishing deal. A judge has sentenced a Somalian man to 15 years in prison for the kidnapping of Amanda Lindhout, saying hostage-taking is a threat to the international community that deserves significant punishment. Enjoy the best audiobooks experience with Speechify. I couldn't believe I was free, often sure I was dreaming, and that I would wake up back in captivity with chains on my ankles in a dark room. [17] While in captivity, Lindhout was separated from Brennan and subsequently raped and tortured repeatedly. The institution's Chancellor Shirley McClellan described Lindhout's story as "one of incredible perseverance and compassion," and expressed admiration for Lindhout for using her hostage experience as an impetus to effect change.[67]. I wanted people to know who I was.. Justice Smith said Monday that nothing short of a near-maximum sentence would be appropriate for the heinous crimes Ader committed. And when Ader and the investigator walked out of the room, they were both arrested. It was extremely distressful. And this bird, to me, was a messenger to hold on. [58], Lindhout's work for the Global Enrichment Foundation eventually drew her back to Somalia in July 2011. A House in the Sky | Book by Amanda Lindhout, Sara Corbett | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster About The Book Excerpt Reading Group Guide About The Authors Product Details Related Articles Raves and Reviews Awards and Honors Resources and Downloads A House in the Sky A Memoir By Amanda Lindhout and Sara Corbett Trade Paperback They were torturing her, Lindhout told her helpless mother. [35] It was also named the 2013 Best Book of the Year in the Biographies & Memoirs category by Amazon.com,[36] in addition to the Best Books of the Year list published by Vogue Magazine. 'Things have changed'. Mother of ex-hostage Amanda Lindhout speaks out on 'victim shaming,' Joshua Boyle and her 'disgust' with Ottawa Speaking to the Star Monday, Lorinda Stewart revealed behind-the-scenes details. I love my country and want to live to see it again. [5] In 2014, the book was optioned to become a major motion picture by Megan Ellison, with Rooney Mara playing the role of Lindhout. Among the worst was hearing the rumour that her captive daughter was pregnant. She is also the founder of the Global Enrichment Foundation. AMANDA LINDHOUT (to event audience): The things that happened to me during those last ten-and-a-half months in captivity, theyre experiences no human being on the planet should have to go through. he wasarrested in Ottawa in June 2015. To say that Lorinda Stewart lived through agony barely gets at the horrific ordeal she endured during the 460 days her daughter Amanda Lindhout was a hostage to ransom-demanding thugs in Somalia. My mother had a low-paying job in a bakery. After that, they heard a sound of a gunshot as they killed the woman, who was trying to save them. [9], At the age of 24, Lindhout quit her job as a cocktail waitress to become a journalist. [45], In 2010 Lindhout addressed the United Nations Association in Ottawa about women's rights. [6] She and her two brothers (Mark and Nathaniel)[6] were raised by their mother, Lorinda, with Amanda spending much of her youth reading National Geographic Magazine. Amanda Lindhout's Mother On Rescuing Her Daughter: 'The Hardest Part Was My Imagination' For 15 months, Lorinda Stewart worked relentlessly to free her daughter, negotiating with the. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'marrieddivorce_com-leader-1','ezslot_10',604,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-marrieddivorce_com-leader-1-0'); Amanda Lindhou and her boyfriend Nigel Brennan smiles after their ordeal in 2009 (Photo: nypost.com). We always refer to this operation as the Hail Mary play, said an investigator with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who asked to remain anonymous as he continues to work undercover. "I have been subjected to countless frightening messages threatening my safety, objectifying my body and victim-blaming.". Theyre more like a statement of gratitude for everything that I have, for my freedom now, for the ability to experience the beauty of the world again. One Billion Rising is an international campaign to end violence against women. She was tortured, starved, and abused repeatedly before finally. I knew somehow at the deepest part of my being that if I chose forgiveness, that experience just would not have the power to crush me. After six months in Kabul and another seven in Baghdad, Lindhout, at age 27 in 2008, decided she was ready for an even more dangerous road, despite her mother's protests: Somalia. [47], At the 2013 One Billion Rising event in Calgary, Lindhout spoke for the first time in frank terms about her victimization in Somalia at the hands of her teenage captors. But the story of how Canadian authorities found and trapped this kidnapper through an international sting operation sounds more like a dramatic Hollywood screenplay than a real-life investigation. On the phone, Lindhout begs her mother for the $1 million her captors demanded. In 2008, Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout was kidnapped by a group of Somali teenagers and held captive for over 460 days. For the first time, former hostage Amanda Lindhout has revealed who paid the bulk of her $1-million ransom nine years ago that got her released from her captors in Somalia. Mine is nothing if not a story of survival. Amanda Lindhout is a Canadian journalist, humanitarian, and public speaker. (Reuters/Government of Somalia) The woman. [10] However, Lindhout in her book denied having been kidnapped in Iraq. Journalist Amanda Lindhout has revealed how she was able to help authorities arrest her Somali captor after he reached out to her on Facebook and said 'hello'. Accompanied by CBC's The National, who filmed a documentary about her titled Return To Africa,[59] Lindhout visited the Dadaab refugee complex in Kenya to research a $60-million educational project for children in the camp, many of whom fled the conflict in southern Somalia. "The answer is probably not what most people expect, given what I've been through, but Iunderstand [Prime Minister Justin]Trudeau's position. [4] Aurala Warsame, a Somali researcher at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, supervises the program and vetted the first applicants. They handcuffed us both, led us off in different directions, said the investigator, who remained undercover during the apprehension. This brave, small-town mother with no experience in hostage . [62], On February 23, 2010, Alberta MLA Manmeet Bhullar spoke of Lindhout's release on the floor of the Alberta Legislature, stating that there was no honour or medal prestigious enough to reward Lindhout for putting her life in danger to help others and for recognizing that her captors were themselves in need of assistance. Lindhout's father had chronic health problems, and depended on disability payments. the skyview building hyderabad; julian clary ian mackley split; timothy evatt seidler; case hardening advantages and disadvantages; doorbell chime with built in 16v transformer Lindhout, now 36, was a seasoned traveller and budding freelance journalist when she and Australian photographer Nigel Brennan were grabbed in the capital of Somalia, Mogadishu. In the wide-open sky of my mind.I made peace with anyone who might ever have been an enemy. Apart from her kidnapping, no news of Amanda dating or being in a relationship has ever surfaced in the media. Comments are welcome while open. Nothing was what I thought it would be, Stewart said in an interview Tuesday. Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted. [48][49] She also spoke at the We-day event in Winnipeg later that year. She was said to have been released several hours later, after paying a ransom to her abductors. BREAKING NEWS: Amanda Lindhout's lead kidnapper, Ali Omar Ader, has been caught. I had all these expectations of when Amanda came home of parties and joy and actually, I had a pretty huge breakdown. To encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations, first and last names will appear with each submission to CBC/Radio-Canada's online communities (except in children and youth-oriented communities). And this is not Stockholm syndrome, and I am not saying that they were innocent at all, but that is just the truth of the situation. It said, See? I expected it to be this Hollywood moment where we would run into each others arms laughing full of joy but the shock I felt when I saw Amanda and she was just so skeletal and her eyes were haunted it just wasnt that moment at all., READ MORE:Sobbing Amanda Lindhout tells of abduction as kidnapping trial begins. It was, in fact, just another beginning. LINDHOUT: Physically I was in chains on the floor and I had no power, no control over that, but I still had the power to choose my response to what was happening to me, to hold on to my own morals and my own values. They told us that they would behead us if the money wasnt paid. In the months after her release from captivity, Lindhout received a message on Facebook out of the blue. [50][51], In 2010, Lindhout founded the Global Enrichment Foundation to create more opportunities in Somalia by offering university scholarships to women. That's our in, the investigator recalled thinking, adding that their ultimate goal was to bring the man to justice. Prosecutor Croft Michaelson contended Wednesday that Ali Omar Ader . Her adrenal glands required two years of therapy to fix. Bored with her life and fresh off a New Year's Eve epiphany, a 24-year-old Canadian named Amanda Lindhout quits her job as a cocktail waitress and decides to become a journalist. These moments were strangely private and public at the same time. Before departing the pair shared a smile for the photo, but ever since the duo has not had any contact. Ader was given credit for thetime he spent in pretrial custody, knocking almost six years off his sentence. The young and strikingly beautiful, Amanda owns jewel-green eyes and a perfect height. In their response, they said it was inappropriate to comment because the case is before the courts. [20], Elmi and the two drivers were released on January 15, 2009. Your mind grows more powerful--muscular, even. Royal Canadian Mounted Police via Reuters, exclusive new details about a dramatic sting operation for the first time with Kate Snow for Dateline., Undercover Agent Who Led the International Manhunt for Journalist Amanda Lindhout's Kidnapper Breaks His Silence, FULL EPISODE: Kidnapped: A Dateline Survivor Story. Amanda Lindhout and her mother Lorinda Stewart. Stewart was given support by RCMP negotiators who. [21] The kidnappers later lowered the ransom demand to $1million. To get famous . Her mother held a minimum-wage job. She was released 15 months later on November 25, 2009,[3] and has since embarked on a philanthropic career. Using another ruse related to the fake book deal, and a series of convoluted flights, the investigator was able to get Ader to a hotel in Ottawa. LINDHOUT: It was essentially a place that I could go in my own mind to escape my daily reality, and so in my house in the sky it was everything from remembering the life that I had lived and so recreating trips that I had been on in the finest detail to imaging what it would be like to sit around a table and share a meal with my family. He then went on to write a memoir recounting his hostage experience. So, in order to make her dream come true, she started saving money from her job. Authorities in Mauritius would not allow investigators to videotape the operation, so the Royal Canadian Mounted Police created a means to lure him all the way to Canada. TORONTO Her voice is shaky, a tremor that developed from stress that belies the strength of a desperate mother. At the end of the stairways, I imagined rooms. [22], On June 10, 2009, CTV News received a phone call from a tearful Lindhout who seemed to be reading a statement: "My name is Amanda Lindhout and I am a Canadian citizen and I've been held hostage by gunmen in Somalia for nearly 10 months. Her murder was imminent. Its what I call compassion in action and its really all about the choice that I make every day to forgive that allows me to step into this work. LINDHOUT: Oh, definitely. We didn't think it would work. Nigel overhears Amanda on the phone, begging her mother to take the entire $500,000 that Nigel's family largely raised and use it to pay just for her. We are trying so hard." Mother tells kidnapped Amanda about . She alsohas faced unwanted attention from men online who are obsessed with kidnappings and"female hostage" sexual scenarios. The international operation to capture him had taken more than five years. A resulting retraction was printed by National Public Radio in response to Brown's comments. In 2013, she released the book, A House in the Sky: A Memoir , in which she . But that still wasnt enough to bring the man to justice. "We will not stop until you come home. I was safe and protected. We are doing everything that we can," shesaid. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[728,90],'marrieddivorce_com-large-leaderboard-2','ezslot_12',600,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-marrieddivorce_com-large-leaderboard-2-0'); On 23 February 2009, the Canadian Association of Journalist even requested former Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper to help to release Amanda. It was extremely distressful. Freed hostages Amanda Lindhout and Nigel Brennan smile to photographers in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, on Nov. 26, 2009, after more than 400 days of brutal captivity. Journalist Amanda Lindhout says she still wakes up screaming 10 years after the horrific 15 months she spent captured in Somalia. Brennan's family ultimately paid the ransom, securing the captives' release. As captured in the film Black Hawk Down, Somaliariven by twenty years of civil warwas not just impoverished, but also almost completely lawless. Lindhout was born in 1981 in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. Lindhout currently serves as the organization's Executive Director, with Ahmed Hussen, the president of the Canadian Somali Congress, acting as the Fund's co-director. Her New York Times bestselling memoir, A House in the Sky, is a publishing phenomenon and a top ten bestselling book since its release in 2013. Were Amanda Lindhouts Somali captors the product of a failed state. The more that I used these practices, like going to my house in the sky, the easier it became. He was sentenced to fifteen years in jail imprisonment for his guilt. The 40-year-old Somalian nationalwas found guilty on one charge of hostage-takingin December. She asked Mohamed how he justified the injuries and deaths to civilians while a member of the insurgent group, but he instead addressed the political motives that drove him to join the outfit. She was tortured, starved, and abused repeatedly before finally being released for a ransom. [61] Her Convoys For Hope project continued to provide relief and expects to assist 300,000 more people during the drought. One of the few who spoke English called himself Adam. His real name was Ali Omar Ader. The reality included living a secret life in a house in Sylvan Lake, Alta., 24/7 for months with a rotating cast of RCMP officers, who acted as her negotiating mentors, support, and liaison with what emerges as a faceless, distant entity: Ottawa. Amanda Lindhout has told how she was kidnapped in Somalia in 2008 with photographer Nigel Brennan, who was her boyfriend at the time The pair were abducted on their third day in the country and. [1] After her parents separated, Lindhout lived in Sylvan Lake, Alberta. Aug. 6, 2017 Best of NBC News Play All Early TODAY U.S. During the trial, the court heard that Ader acted as a negotiator for the hostage-takers and threatened to kill Lindhout if her mother, Lorinda Stewart, didn't pay the $1.5 million ransom. Physically I was in chains on the floor, and I had no power, no control over that, but I still had the power to choose my response to what was happening to me, to hold on to my own morals and my own values, Lindhout explains. They are both preparing themselves to face one ofLindhout'salleged captors,Ali Omar Ader. I found myself deeply moved, surprised yet again at the resiliency that she holds the ability to get through the impossible, Lindhout said about having read her mothers book. . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. I believe I was good at this, for the most part. 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